Salvatore Ferragamo announced that Massimiliano Giornetti has left the role of creative director of the Italian fashion house after 16 years. In 2000 he was named menswear designer and in 2011 he started overseeing mens- and womenswear.
“We will take this opportunity,” said CEO Michele Norsa in a statement, “to revisit our creative approach. Over time, the company has nurtured and sponsored many young designers and is fortunate to be able to count on an excellent in-house team.”
So there’s no hurry to find a replacement. The designer’s future plans have not been disclosed: is he heading to Christian Dior?

After only two years, Alexander Wang may be leaving Balenciaga: indeed, it seems that the spring-summer 2016 collection, on stage in Paris next October, will be the last one designed by the Chinese-born American designer who, in December 2012, had taken over the post occupied for fifteen years by Nicolas Ghesquière to design the fall-winter 2013-2014 collection. According to rumours, the contract with the Kering group, which owns the brand, won’t be renewed after its expiration date, differently from what had been said previously, The luxury group has not made the divorce official yet, only stating that “discussions between Alexander Wang and Balenciaga about a possible renewal of the contract are still in progress.” The performances, in terms of sales, however, have never been electrifying, neither for ready-to-wear nor for accessories. The comments of the fashion critics have never been completely positive either.
In the meantime, the names of possible substitutes have already started circulating: on one hand, people mention the French designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, on the other hand, someone talks about some “unknown” designer already working in the style office, as it has already happened at Gucci, where Frida Giannini’s post has been occupied by Alessandro Michele, a strategy which seems to be giving encouraging results.